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MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Asia-Pacific and Europe than in North America, according to research from MSCI. In the latest MSCI ESG IVA Industry Report: Real Estate, MSCI benchmarks 70 of the largest real estate investment trusts (REITs) globally, covering almost 200m sqm in space. ...

One third of ASX100 companies assure sustainability reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... producers. The banking and telecommunications sectors had the highest take-up of assurance, while the materials and real estate sectors posted the highest number of assurance statements included within their reports. The commercial and professional services ...

DEXUS building awarded international prize for innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... creation of this iconic property and this accolade aligns with our vision of being globally recognised as the leading real estate company in Australia," said Darren Steinberg, CEO of DEXUS, in a statement. The co-owners are donating the â,¬50,000 prize ...

LGS generating energy savings certificates from retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... generating revenue through the creation of energy savings certificates based on retrofits of properties in its direct real estate portfolio. Local Government Super property, 76 Berry Street, North Sydney LGS is generating energy savings certificates ...

ANZ, GPT Group named 2012 DJSI supersector leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
ANZ Bank and GPT Group have been named supersector leaders for banking and real estate in the 2012 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) review. DJSI has released its annual update to its sustainability indices, as announced by SAM, an investment ...

Australian property continues to lead GRESB performers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... outperform regional peers in implementing sustainability strategies into their portfolios, according to the third Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). The 42 listed and private company and fund respondents from Australia and New Zealand ...

Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... subject of climate change. Other asset classes that are subject to climate related monitoring and assessment include real estate, infrastructure and fixed income. Asset manager are also allocating to themed investment strategies such as clean energy ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... these problems are currently available, noted Tatiana Bosteels, head of responsible property investment at Hermes Real Estate. ""The technology to significantly reduce the total energy consumption of buildings exist, however current policy and voluntary ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... assessment from their point of view and that's been a big challenge, given current conservatism in capital and commercial real estate markets." Bocskay said that given a background of tighter lending conditions, EUAs can be effective as a way of increasing ...

Australia in top ten for GRI sustainability reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... GRI said that there has been a "noticeable" rise in GRI reports from chemicals, with a 32% increase over 2010 and real estate, with a 16% increase over 2010. GRI launched its database in November 2011 and data is collected via reports registered directly ...